And what the fizzle is up with that hobo turning into a dragon or some crepe and taking the cube at the end?

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Can anyone recommend a haunting type of horror movie that I haven't seen already (or that's good enough to watch again), apart from The Devil's Backbone? I must stress I don't want things jumping out at me - horror is about being creeped out (preferably slowly), not about being startled.

Have you seen The Haunting? Both the orig and remake are good IMO. Also, Grave Encounters is about a group of ghost hunters in an insane asylum. It's not a jump out at you type film, more like it leaves you uncomfortable. It is "found footage" style, though. Haunting in Connecticut was OK, but Haunting in Salem was crepe.

ETA: American Huanting was fun if you like your ghosts kinda slappy!

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Did you like this one? Supposedly it's about a family from around my hometown, so I'm curious.

From what I remember, yes. I haven't seen it since it was in theaters so my memory is a bit hazy. I did like that it was (mostly) set in the 1800s. If you watch it and it sucks, I'll refund you 2hrs of your life.

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And what the fizzle is up with that hobo turning into a dragon or some crepe and taking the cube at the end?

I agree there aren't enough cenobites, but as someone who just finished reading the short story it was based upon, it's really quite true to the book. If you're looking for more fucked-upness, try the 2nd one. I actually much prefer it to the first, and the hellworld they go into is awesome.

At the end of the book, the main girl runs out of the house and bumps into a stranger on the street who actually ends up giving her BACK the box, dubbing her its caretaker until another soul winds up with it and summons an unfortunate fate. It was The Engineer.

Okay, everyone: Grave Encounters is a lot like Indoor Blair Witch. It's kind of building up suspense every time they sneak around holding the camera into empty rooms, but every time something does happen... well, I just can't suspend my disbelief that much. Sigh. Also, way too much screaming.

For abandoned mental hospitals, I recommend Session 9. It's not too creepy, but I like it.

Did any of you guys see Cabin in the Woods and is it any good? Sorta planning on maybe watching it tonight on my on-demand service.

It's not scary but it's an awesome movie. Very funny and definitely for horror fans.

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Watched The Thing today. Not sure if this counts as a horror movie though? I liked it anyway. But I guess the dog part in the beginning is more exciting if you don't understand Norweigan.

Some people make a distinction between horror and sci fi, but I think it's an artificial division. I would say The Thing is horror sci fi, as well as Alien. Just because The Monster comes from outer space doesn't make it any less of a horror story.

Recently I've seen The Children, Primal, and Exit Humanity. The last one I liked a lot, but you'd have to appreciate that kind of story and pacing to enjoy it. The Children is very good. Extremely disturbing. I liked Primal a lot, too.

The Thing is great! I might even say that it's John Carpenter's best. The suspense! The scenery! The cheese! Even the soundtrack! The remake/prequel was crepe, though. And yes, I consider it horror. After all, it's John friggin Carpenter. Does he do anything else?

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Spent all of Saturday at the Phoenix FearCON horror film fest. Was busy for a lot of the screenings but caught a few cool ones. Great selections this year and can't wait till next year!

House of 100 Eyes - this one won our Best Feature Film. It's about a couple trying to make a snuff film. Pretty intense, but it's unique and certainly horrific. I actually had to look away for one part.Alex Chandon's Inbred - UK film. Pretty gory and lots of dark humor. Crazy British hillbillies are crazy and British. Liked this one better than House of 100 Eyes.Tous les hommes s'appellent Robert (All Men are Called Robert) - Short film. This one won our fan favorite. Vegans would love this one, but I can't say why without spoiling it. Highly recommend.Zombeer - another short. Really, the shorts were the best part of the night. This one was just as hysterical as Robert, if not more so. Bachelory, B horror fun.

At home:Ginger Snaps - mrsbadmouth blogged about this one last MOFO and it's been on my NF queue since. Not a typical werewolf film. Not typical werewolves even. Still very good and looking forward to checking out the sequel soon.The Burning - summer camp full of teenagers terrorized by a PO'd, disfigured, psychotic former camper. Sound familiar? Of course. Still, it's actually really bloody good (no pun intended). As a huge Friday 13th fan, I'd go as far to say that this is far better than the lion's share of the Jason films.Deadgirl - totally disturbing. A couple teenagers find a living dead girl in the basement of a nut house and...well...one of them let's his teeny hormones get the best of him. Chaos ensues.

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I can't stand gory horror films but I went through Amazon Prime's horror films and halloween films and queued up a few. Most of them aren't really halloweenish but that is ok with me.

The Hunger (David Bowie? I've never seen this)Addams Family movies (1&2)The WitchesThe Haunting (it is a 1960s film)Sometimes they come back (Stephen King based film)Burnt OfferingsThe BurrowersTale of a VampirePoltergeist

I was a bit disappointed that The Worst Witch (my favorite childhood halloween movie) wasn't on prime. Hocus Pocus was also not on prime.

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Ok, now I don't have to be embarrassed about not having seen The Shining anymore. The Stanley Kubrick version that is. I liked it a lot. I want to live in a hotel like that. All alone, without the spooky people.

Kind of disappointingly, the actual hotel is not isolated at all. The one that inspired the film that is, they filmed the exterior at a different hotel.

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They did a Ghost Hunters Halloween special at the hotel that inspired The Shining a few years back. If I remember correctly, some people on the internets ended up declaring a lot of the events a hoax which really burnt me. I wish it were more genuine, but genuine doesn't make the best TV.

And I totally need to watch Hocus Pocus. Haven't seen it since the 90s. There aren't enough good witch movies out there. How come nobody has taken it upon themselves to a good, adult witch film taking place in like 17th century. But not the Salem Witch Trials crepe because that's not scary and it's overdone. Kind of like Sleepy Hollow.

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